Sodexo partnered with Waste to Wonder in February 2020 to redistribute over 6,000 pieces of redundant office furniture and equipment. In total this weighed 289,000Kg and through the project 99% was diverted to local and international charities for re-use.
Simon Mussett, head of waste management at Sodexo UK & Ireland, said: “We are incredibly proud of this project and helping our client prevent the unnecessary waste of office equipment and furniture by redistributing it to organisations who can maximise the life of the items and helping organisations who are creating new opportunities for disadvantaged individuals both locally and internationally.
“At Sodexo we are committed to ensuring all our waste solutions are built on the foundations of the waste hierarchy and adopt a circular approach and have set ourselves a target in the UK and Ireland to ensure 70% of the waste we produce and manage on behalf of our clients is reused and recycled.”
Sodexo was also named runner up in the ‘Best Waste Project Communication and Engagement’ category for their 2019 WasteLESS Week.
Ana Svab, corporate responsibility manager at Sodexo UK & Ireland, added: “We continue to look at ways we can reduce our impact on the environment. We can only reach our targets with the help and support from our teams delivering services to our clients and consumers every day, which is why our annual WasteLESS Week is an important campaign in our calendar.
“We were very impressed by the efforts of all of our teams, working closely with their clients to successfully engage, raise awareness and to evoke permanent behavioural change to help prevent and reduce waste.”